Prequel Images
Star Wars Episode II "Attack of the Clones" in the making

Displayed here are the first spy-pics that came out of
the set of Star Wars Episode II. Also images from the French "LucasFilm Magazine",
"Star Wars Insider" and StarWars.com's "Making Episode II" movies.

Two kinds of aliens. The first one is the same species (I guess) as the alien we saw in the senate
(giving advice to chancellor Valorum). The second looks like a cross between "the Predator" and D'Argo from
"Farscape".

Here's Anakin in some sort of restaurant or bar. My guess is that it's inside the drive-in we've seen among the
StarWars.com select images.

The droids as we're more used to seeing them. C3P0 not looking so naked this time around with his cover-plates
in place. In the second image they're on a spaceship, possibly a Nubian cruiser, with colorful panels.

Inside a habitat, much like the one we saw the Lars/Skywalker family in - in A New Hope. The man in the
picture is Uncle Owen as a young man.

In the first image Amidala and Anakin are in a garden, perhaps in Theed. You can't help but wonder what got Amidala
so upset. These photos were taken in Italy where some of the filming took place.

Can you feel the tension in this photo? If you can't, you should probably check out
part four of starwars.com's "making
Episode II" series, where sparks fly between Amidala and Anakin. ;-)

Six lovely images of Natalie from the French edition of LucasFilm Magazine. In the third we see her sporting the
new hairdo that goes with the white "suit". Very nice!

Eleven great close-ups of Hayden.

Hayden rests on a bunk in a Naboo starship.

The caption reads: "Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman listen to George Lucas recommendations on the set
of a Naboo ship in Star Wars: Episode II."

"Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) talk to Padmé Amidala in her
apartment on Coruscant."

In the Jedi Temple Library Obi-Wan and Jocesta Nu admire a statue of Count Dooku.

Obi talks to Mace Windu before taking off in his "chaser" and then he engages in conversation with Captain Typho.

Here George talks to Ewan and Samuel L. "Mace Windu" Jackson.

Count Dooku and Mace Windu, and a couple of images of Mace by himself.(Btw, Windu's looking mighty mean with that sabre but a purple sabre? Hmmm... ;-) )

A giant feeding-bottle? A time machine? A night club light fixture? You'll find out in Episode II.

A huge spark plug for a spaceship? No, a Coruscant generator actually.

LucasFilm's props and sets departments soar with activity providing the film with all those important
details that make the Star Wars saga so visually appealing.

There can be no doubt about Lucas's love for old cars. In "Star Wars:A New Hope" he cut out the scenes which resembled
"American Grafitti" too much... now he seems to have come full circle. In Episode 2 we'll see more scenes with Anakin's
speeder, perhaps here on it's way to a drive-in, and Anakins garage - seen in the last 2 images.

In these other images from LucasFilm Magazine we see Hayden, Ewan and Natalie.

Ian McDiarmid returns for the 3rd time as Palpatine. A little older and a little more evil this time around perhaps.

The first shady character is one of Palpatine's assistants and the second one of this trademark red guards.

Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus, played by Christopher Lee, is a powerful character in the new movie. An influentiual
evil agent who breaks out from the senate, according to LucasFilm Magazine.

Australian actress Rose Byrne plays Dormé, one of Amidala's handmaidens.

Jay "Captain Typho" Laga'aia has a new kind of device attached to him. We can only speculate in what it is.
If it's anything like the device that covered Lando Calrissian's sidekick Lobot's eyes it could be a communications
device.

A wonderful close-up of Silas Carson aka Ki-Adi Mundi, who you might remember from the Jedi Counsil in the Phantom
Menace.

Three images (in one) from the new version of the Cantina. This time on a ship and we can spot a couple of old familiar
faces in the crowd.

Last but not least I'd like to take the oppertunity to thank a couple of lovely people without whose help
this Episode II section wouldn't exist. Big kisses to my scanning crew; in Austraila - Sean, in
Belgium - Paula, in France - Thomas and in the US - Mark and Sarah. Thank you
guys! Keep them scans on coming! ;-)